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Mining & the mines, 1944

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Smuggling Of Gold Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 9

New Guinea gold was being smuggled into Australia and sold by servicemen, the chairman of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd. (Mr…

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Confidence in Gold Director's View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 5

An opinion that until a universally acceptable substitute had been found and adopted, gold would continue to perform…

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Gold Braid May Join Red Tape!

The World's News · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 11

Gold braid is following red tape out of the Navy and Air Force in England. An Admiralty order has decreed, also, only half-bands of lace for uniform…

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Protest Against Sentences Miners' Appeal to Dr. Evatt Fails

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 11

Endeavours made by northern miners in Sydney yesterday to effect a cancellation of gaol sentences imposed on two Millfield…

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Evatt Firm with Miners No Interference With Absentee Jail Sentences

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 9

The Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) refused yesterday to interfere in any way with court sentences on absentee miners. He told a deputation from the Northern Miners'…

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Gold From N.G. SMUGGLED Soldiers Accused by Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 10

Directors of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., had been "reliably informed" that quantities of gold are being illicitly brought…

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Money Talks... Smith's Financial Review Who Gets the Profits Out of Coal?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 13

THERE are two questions which holders of several million pounds worth of scrip in coal mines should ponder during the early months of 1944. They are: Who gets the profits out of coal? And when can…

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Trade, Finance & Produce Markets Future of New Guinea Gold Financial Situation Sound: Company Considers War Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 12

"We have reason to feel that the company's financial position is sound," said "the chairman of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., Mr. J. Kruttschnitt, at the annual meeting…

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All southern miners out

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 January 1944 · page 6

All mines connected with the Southern District branch of the Miners' Federation will become idle tomorrow unless a…

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Gold Medal for Service

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1944 · page 7

CONGRATULATING Mr. Frank Spencer upon his investiture with the Nestles Gold Medal for outstanding…

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Southern mines may he idle tomorrow

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1944 · page 2

Claiming that a safety issue was involved at Coalcliff mine, South Coast miners yesterday…

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The weight in gold of Kovpak's head

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1944 · page 1

As crisis loomed for 500,000 German troops between the Dnieper and the Black Sea, the Nazis increased their price for…

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Coal Control

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 6

SIR,--We read of the Central Coal Authority -- but what is its authority worth? Mr. A. C. Willis, a former miners' advocate, was…

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Stoppage of Mines Averted

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

The threatened stoppage of southern NSW collieries was averted today, following an order issued at the week-end by Mr…

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Three Mines to Resume

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Unless new stoppages occur, Abermain No. 2 will be the only idle mine on the northern coalfields…

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Mining Reports

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 8

VICTORIA DRUDGING reports for the fortnight ended January 11: Treated 63,660 cubic yards for a recovery of 371 line oz. gold…

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Mining Reports

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 8

VICTORIA DREDGING reports for the fortnight ended January 11: Treated 63,600 cubic yards for a recovery of 371 fine oz. gold. . _…

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Mining Reports

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 8

VICTORIA DREDGING reports for the fortnight ended January 11: Treated 03,660 cubic yards for a recovery of 371 line oz. gold…

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N.z. Miners Set Example

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- "Coal miners in New Zealand have had only one or two stopwork meetings, and have…

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N.z. Message to Coal Men

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 11

CANBERRA, Monday. -- A message from New Zealand coalminers appealing to Australian coalminers to maintain…

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